Lions maul Mustangs

There’s a reason the Pope John Paul II quarterback is on the Mr. Football watch list, and the Lions’ Oct. 5 game against the Marian Mustangs highlighted that.

Ted Pappas

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MR. FOOTBALL – Pope John Paul II quarterback Ryan Barabe (3) awaits the snap before launching a pass in the Lions’ Oct. 5 game against Marian.

PJPII football trumps Marian 52-13

There’s a reason the Pope John Paul II quarterback is on the Mr. Football watch list, and the Lions’ Oct. 5 game against the Marian Mustangs highlighted that.

Ryan Barabe threw for 109 yards for three PJPII touchdowns in the Lions’ impressive 52-13 win that lifted the team to a season record of 4-1, 3-1 in the Catholic Central Small League.

Playing at Mass Maritime’s Clean Harbors Stadium, lineman Steve Grogan sacked Mustang quarterback Andrew Sharkey on consecutive plays to start the game, setting up a safety that put the Lions up 2-0 early.

Following the safety, Sean Reardon trotted the ball in from three yards out, with a Diego Meritus rush. While Marian responded with a TD of its own, the Lions went on to score 18 points in the first quarter, en route to total domination in the game.

Reardon had a huge game for the Lions with six carries for 54 yards and 2 TDs, while Meritus had five carries for 57 yards and a score.

Billy Satkevich, Johnny Warden, and Tommy Cooper all had touchdowns for the Lions before the half and before Barabe gave way to freshman QB Timmy Jordan, with the score at 46-7.

Stepping in after the break, Jordan found an open Keith Campbell in the third quarter for the Lions’ final TD of the game, capping their tally at 52 to Marian’s 13.

While Marian scrambled for six points in the final quarter, the damage was done.

Pope John Paul II travels to Lowell Catholic tonight (Oct. 11) for a Catholic Central Small tilt at Cauley Field.